Police charge teens with attempted murder, drug trafficking

Police have laid multiple charges ranging from attempted murder to drug trafficking against four teenagers after an 18-year-old was shot early Monday morning.

Regina police first got a call from the Pasqua hospital about an 18-year-old man coming in with a gunshot wound at 6:11 a.m. He had been walking near Eighth Avenue and Cameron Street Monday morning when a man got out of a vehicle and shot him. He made it home on foot and was taken to the hospital by a family member. Police say his injuries were not critical.

At 8:40 a.m., officers got another call reporting mischief after someone got out of a vehicle and aimed a gun at a house on Sherwood Drive between Stapleford Crescent and Wakefield Crescent.

After a search of the area, police tracked down the vehicle on Royal Street near Third Avenue. All four suspects ran from the vehicle and initially escaped police. They were eventually taken into custody at a house on the same block. A search revealed a gun, pepper spray and drugs believed to be methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana.

A 15-year-old is charged with attempted murder and is also facing a string of other weapons charges, including several for possessing a stolen gun.

Another 15-year-old boy is charged with possession of a stolen weapon and possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

A 17-year-old boy is charged with possession of cocaine for trafficking.

A 19-year-old man is facing charges for possession of methamphetamine for trafficking.